HRM 2600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Offshoring, Flextime, Society For Human Resource Management
28 May 2015
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Competitive challenges: globalization, technology, managing change, human capital, responsiveness, cost containment. Human resources: planning, recruitment, staffing, training/development, appraisal, communications, benefits, compensation, labour relations. They include such things as: dealing with employees who, via the internet, are better informed about global job opportunities and are willing to pursue them, even if it means working for competing companies, gauging the knowledge and skill base of international workers and figuring out how best to hire and train them, sometimes with materials that must be translated into a number of different languages, relocating managers and other workers to direct the efforts of an international workforce; Factors need to be evaluated: fit of the application to the firm"s employee base, ability to upgrade or customize the software, compatibility with current systems, user friendliness, availability of technical support, time required to implement and train staff members to use the hris, including hr and payroll personnel, managers, and employees.
